2017 Year in Review: Maine’s 10 Most Viral Stories of the Year

2017 was another wicked good year (depending on who you ask), and a bunch of viral stories made their way across the interwebs and the facebooks during the year. From a dude that dressed up like a tree, to the naughtiest license places north of Boston, stories from Maine lit up the internet all year long.

Here are the biggest stories, plus some honorable mentions at the end!

At some point, the Maine Secretary of State's Office stopped censoring vanity plates, and the results are pretty hilarious. Stand back... don't open this one around the little kids or at grandma's house!

Mainers are an interesting bunch of people. Back in September, someone from South Carolina went online to the Maine subreddit, to ask us locals for advice on what to do (and not to do) when he moves to Vacationland. The advice that he got was equal parts hilarious, serious, and invaluable for a Southerner to survive here in the great white North. Read the story here.

There are a few towns that might come to mind, like Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth and Kennebunk... just to name a few. But when it comes to income per capita, none of those towns are on the top of this list. What's the richest town in Maine? Read the story here.

Back in March, the most expensive home for sale on the Maine market was a $12.6 million mansion on the water in Ogunquit. This place has everything you want... from a guest house to a movie theater. Take the tour!

Even though it never came close, the most viral story of the year in Maine was a weather model that showed a potential storm track for Hurricane Jose at the height of the Atlantic Hurricane season. We're lucky that this dream never came true! Read the story here.

Twitter via Robert LaRoche

Honorable Mention

Here are a few other stories that racked up hundreds of thousands of views this year: